nashuaworldcup Chapter 406 Thank you for the gift of nature
Chapter 406 Thank you for the gift of nature
Besides the King of Ironforge's concern about the ancient seal of Mother Earth on the surface of Arathi Highlands, Lady Elwin, the advisor to the Queen of Undercity and president of the Undead Research Society, who had not heard from Lorraine for a long time, also sensed the disturbance.
Lady Elwin's name is an alias, known only to the Queen and a few others like Lorraine. She was once humanity's most powerful mage, the mother of the legendary Guardian McGonagall... a human weapon who inherited the power of generations of mage guardians over thousands of years, Archmage Aegwynn...
Aegwynn was disturbed by the obvious tremors in the ground.
She didn't doubt that there was anything wrong with the ancient seal that had existed on the Arathi Highlands for tens of thousands of years. The inner and outer sealing formations on the Arathi Highlands imprisoned the offspring of the Earth Mother, the so-called Earth Princess, the Stone Giant, the Wind Elementals, and other servants...
These elemental beings may be terrifying and powerful to humans.
But for Aegwynn, the legendary archmage, she knew that as long as the real Stone Mother Therazane remained trapped... the world could still maintain its balance. The real threats now were the rampant plague of death and the ever-present demons of the Burning Legion.
Aegwynn was once able to single-handedly kill powerful demons, something that other members of the Council of Tirisfal could hardly do... Aegwynn's strength was unparalleled, which also fostered her arrogance, thus sowing the seeds for Medivh's later tragedy.
Aegwynn harbors indelible pain for the Burning Legion and her son Medivh... Her transformation into a Forsaken may be an attempt to unravel this knot in her heart and make amends for this regret.
Half of Medivh's soul has been possessed by the remnants of the Dark Titan, and Aegwynn once tried his best but could not save his bloodline.
Now, another being with a dual soul, besides the filial son Arthas, has been discovered: Lorraine and his apprentice. Aegwynn intends to bring him under the surveillance of the new Council of Tirisfal, ideally utilizing his power for practical benefit, transforming a potential threat into a guardian of order...
Lorraine's dream was to become an archmage, and he was very excited...
But ever since Lorraine left Undercity for Dalaran, things have become much more complicated, with too many unexpected events. Logically speaking, since Dalaran has already taken to the skies, even if Lorraine's mission failed, he should have returned to report and deliver his message.
But there's no news at all. Instead, the dreadlord Varimathras keeps bringing military reports saying that Lorraine appeared near Hillsbrad and even interacted with high-ranking officials in Tarren Mill, seemingly having been sent to the front lines...
Currently, after three days of fierce fighting, the Queen went to the front lines, and a whole day has passed without any news.
Aegwynn seemed to sense something was amiss... Varimathras, the second-in-command of Undercity, remained unperturbed, calmly remarking that such was war, even as reports of losses from the front lines poured in like rain.
"To be able to sacrifice for the Dark Queen is an honor for them..."
As an advisor, Aegwynn couldn't say anything... She had originally only intended to stay in Undercity, living in anonymity and detached from worldly affairs. However, for some reason, the Inquisition's spies found her trail at Ravenholdt Manor.
It could all be a problem with the true Lightbringer, Marcus...
He leaked Aegwynn's whereabouts to what he thought were his allies... As for how Marcus knew Aegwynn's location? The answer is divine revelation... The Holy Light knows everything, even the light hidden in the shadows...
If the Dark Queen Sylvanas were in Undercity, she would surely feel the earth trembling violently.
He must have sensed a familiar yet loathsome energy fluctuation... Death and shadow are not allies, yet they sense each other. The seemingly calm dreadlord Varimathras, despite sensing everything, remained unmoved, as if nothing had happened.
If someone were standing near it, such as the Queen's attendants left in Undercity... the administrators of the Church of the Forgotten Shadows, the seemingly harmless female ghost, they would sense that the Dreadlord seemed to be smiling...
With danger lurking at the front lines and Horde reinforcements arriving, Varimathras, the dreadlord and acting governor of Undercity, merely dispatched a task force to assess the loyalty of the Forsaken commanders, executing any who were defeated on the spot.
That's just its management style... The Dreadlord hasn't been paying much attention to the Plaguebringer Lorraine lately; in the Silverpine Forest frontline meat grinder, fragile undead mages have a hard time surviving...
Those perilous missions, each with a certain death sentence, were all personally issued by him, specifically requesting the Plaguebringer Lorraine to carry them out...
They call it a test, a training exercise.
Give him a chance!
Those who are capable should do more...
Stress test...
Warriors chosen by the Dark Queen must prove their worth.
The rank of Warrior is a level 10 honorary rank in the Horde, not something just anyone can obtain... A Horde Warrior is equivalent to a Major in the Alliance... There's a five-rank difference between Lorraine and William...
In other words, Lorraine's current military rank is only 5th-level honorary private, sergeant first class... essentially he is still a soldier.
In the tribal honor ranks, the quasi-officer rank is level 6 [Stone Guardian], the next level up is level 7 [Blood Guardian]... then level 8 [Legion Soldier], level 9 [Centurion], and finally the true officer rank of level 10 [Warrior].
Above Warriors are Lieutenant General (Level 11), General (Level 12), Warlord (Level 13), and High Warlord (Level 14).
This is the highest honor that can be obtained by cannon fodder in the tribe... but the actual authority is very small, it is an honorary title... it is not as prestigious and valuable as seemingly insignificant empty titles such as [Plaguebringer] and 'Warrior of the Dark Queen'.
For Lorraine, these ranks were indeed something he had to risk his life for, paying an unimaginable price.
......
what?
You say Lorraine isn't dead? Then give him another mission where he's guaranteed to die!
The Dreadlord smiled; crushing Lorraine would be as easy as crushing an ant for him. However, due to his status and the presence of Aegwynn, Varimathras couldn't act directly...
Lorraine should thank Aegwynn...
Although he knows nothing about it now.
The Dark Queen is dead, whether it's true or not... Lorraine's priority is her own safety. The feeling of weightlessness disappears, and Lorraine and Terra feel themselves falling into a slightly dimly lit cave...
Pfft!
The sounds of thumping, thumping, thumping continued incessantly.
Lorraine felt like she had fallen into a pool. She kicked her feet; the pool wasn't too deep. She bounced back up from the bottom and surfaced. She wiped her face; it was covered in blood… the bloody smell she'd smelled earlier was from that blood pool.
As soon as he peeked out, he heard a series of faint, fragmented chants, like scriptures, uttered simultaneously by dozens of people...
Lorraine looked around and found himself on a circular altar, surrounded by cloaked figures kneeling in prayer... They all had their heads bowed, seemingly oblivious to Lorraine and the objects that had fallen into the pool of blood behind him...